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Sumter County Church Records

Baptist churches in Alabama, 1810-1953 FamilySearch Library

Baptist churches in Alabama, 1825-1979 FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1833-2008, Sumterville Baptist Church (Sumter County, Ala.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1851-1985, Gainesville Baptist Church (Sumter County, Ala.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1884-1986, Cuba Baptist Church (Sumter County, Alabama) Archive Grid

Liberty Baptist Church, Sumter County, Alabama FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1833-1839; poll lists; Presbyterian church Gainesville 1837-1860, and other records, Sumter county, Alabama; abstracts from Orphan's minute book no. 1, 1833-1839, Sumter County, Alabama; marriages 1839-1841, wills 1833-1841, minutes 1839-1841, polls 1834-1836, maps, tract book records, index FamilySearch Library

Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1830-1934, Alabama FamilySearch Library

Methodist Episcopal churches, South, 1853-1914, Alabama FamilySearch Library

Cuba Church Records

Church histories, Oxford Presbyterian, Sumter County, Alabama FamilySearch Library

History of Oxford Presbyterian Church : in Sumter County, Alabama, near Lauderdale, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Livingston Church Records

Hadden Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1857-1889 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Ward Church Records

Elizabeth Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1837-1881 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Churches in Sumter County in 1926

In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 139 churches listed here reported from Sumter County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.

Belamy

Lillys Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Cahaba Conf., Demopolis Dist. Pastor: J. K. Jackson

Bellamy

Lamkin Memorial – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee Association. Pastor: M. C. Mills

Morning Star – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon Ass'n. Pastor: H. Smith

Belmont

Belmont Circuit – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Ala. Conf., North Mobile Dist. Pastor: A. F. Starkey

Boligee

Springhill – Negro Baptists, Needham Creek. Pastor: A. B. Whyte

Boyds

Unnamed congregation – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, N. Ala. Pastor: G. G. Grimes

Mt. Pilgrim – Colored Primitive Baptists, Sipsey River Association

Pilgrim Rest – Primitive Baptists, Sucarnochee River Association. Pastor: Ben Amerson

Shiloh Zion – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: A. D. Clay

Shortown Lawn – Negro Baptists. Pastor: Adam Clay

Coatopa

Bucks Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Cahaba Conf., Demopolis Dist. Pastor: L. D. McCulloch

Christian Valley – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: Robert Grayer

Christian Valley – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee. Pastor: T. B. McPheeters

Coatopa Mission – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: Wm. H. Ziegler

Lynch – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Cahaba Conf., Demopolis Dist. Pastor: R. J. Jackson

Mt. Pleasant – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon

Mt. Tabor – Negro Baptists. Pastor: G. B. Brock

Rehoboth – Colored Primitive Baptists, Sipsey River Association

Zion Hill – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Cahaba Conf., Demopolis Dist. Pastor: L. D. McCulloch

Cuba

Beulah – Southern Baptist Convention, The Bigbee Association. Pastor: R. R. Brasher

Cuba – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Ala Conf. Pastor: J. P. Steele

Cuba Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee Association, Ala. State Convention. Pastor: T. B. McPheeters

Cuba Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: A. H. Biddle

Elizabeth – Negro Baptists, Second New Hope & Meridian. Pastor: S. D. Hayman

Morning Star – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: James Walker

Moses Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Alabama, District Selma. Pastor: H. H. Kelly

Mt. Olive – Negro Baptists, Kintebish. Pastor: R. C. Pack

Oxford Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: P. N. Biddle

Zion Hill – Negro Baptists. Pastor: J. A. Kirkland

Curls

Sinners Friend – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon Association

Dancy

Antioch – Negro Baptists, North Bound Bethlehem. Pastor: Rob't Greer

Dancy Church – Negro Baptists, North Bound Bethlehem. Pastor: T. W. Moore

Demopolis

St. Mikel – Negro Baptists, Hope Hill. Pastor: L. S. Partridge

Ednor

Cooper – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Selma, Ala, District Selma. Pastor: T. L. Thomas

Emelle

Brown Chapel – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: W. J. Washington

Central Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Synod of Alabama, Presbytery of Tuscaloosa. Pastor: Walter Swetnam

Dawsie Baptist – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: S. D. Martin

Hadden – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: P. H. Biddle

Mt Zion Missionary Baptist – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem District Baptist Association. Pastor: S. H. Brown

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: P. W. Woodard

Epes

Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Synod of Alabama, Presbytery of Tuscaloosa

First Baptist – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem

Jones Creek – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem Dist. Bapt. Assn. Pastor: Wilson Broaden

Little Rock – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: F. C. Clark

New Hope – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: Tom Archie

Epes Sta

Miller Hill – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: N. Winston

Gainesville

Antioch – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: J. M. Archie

First Baptist – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: T. M. Archie

Gainesville – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama. Pastor: J. M. Johnson

Gainesville Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: Walter Swetnam

St. Alban's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Alabama. Pastor: S. D. Palmer

St. John – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: J. S. Winston

Geiger

Jerusalem – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem Association

Long Ford – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: S. H. Brown

Mt Hermon May Winston Baptist – Negro Baptists. Pastor: J. Franklin

Mt. Calvary – Negro Baptists, North Bethlehem Association. Pastor: Emanuel Green

Providence – Negro Baptists. Pastor: S. H. Nutt

Soles Chapple, Geiger Ala. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Ala. Pastor: B. S. Kirk

Spring Valley – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: S. H. Brown

St. James Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, North Bound Bethlehem association. Pastor: Jno Dance

St. Luke – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, South Mississippi Conference, Meridian District. Pastor: A. S. Harper

Hamner

Fulton Chapel and St. Alanos – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Central Ala. Pastor: G. D. Collins

Sunlight Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem Association. Pastor: N. Winston

Jonesville

New Bethel – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: N. H. Grant

Kewanee Miss

Mt. Zion Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Primitive Baptist. Pastor: H. L. Carter

Lawrence

Oak Grove – Negro Baptists, Kintebish. Pastor: M. Whitfield

Lilita

Mary's Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Cahaba Conf., Demopolis Dist. Pastor: J. K. Jackson

Livingston

Hilton Baptist Church – Negro Baptists. Pastor: Wm. R. Law

Hoskins Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Cahaba Conf., Demopolis Dist. Pastor: M. T. Carmichael

Johnson Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem Association. Pastor: H. Johnson

Livingston – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Cahaba Conference, Demopolis District. Pastor: M. T. Carmichael

Livingston Methodist Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama Conference. Pastor: F. A. Rogers

Livingston Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: Wm. H. Ziegler

New Prospect – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: W. C. Curtis

Pine Grove – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: P. T. Ware

Prospect – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: R. Connor

Shady Grove – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: A. L. Fountain

Shiloh Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Birmingham. Pastor: R. W. Woodard

St. James' – Protestant Episcopal Church, Alabama. Pastor: S. D. Palmer

McDowell

Bethel – Negro Baptists, Hope Hill Baptist. Pastor: E. D. Brown

St. Mark – Negro Baptists, Hope Hill Baptist. Pastor: L. S. Partridge

Oak Chia

Sint Mathew – Negro Baptists, Kinterbish Association. Pastor: E. Swan

Panola

Frank Cona Chapel – Negro Baptists, North Bound Bethlehem. Pastor: T. B. Bussell

Galilee – Negro Baptists. Pastor: S. C. Geigl

Mt. Pleasant – Negro Baptists, North Bound Bethlehem association. Pastor: Emmit Pruit

Mt. Tabor – Negro Baptists, North Bound Bethlehem. Pastor: R. P. Luke

Pleasant Grove – Methodist Protestant Church, Alabama Conference. Pastor: J. C. Maske

Salem – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, South Mississippi Conference, Meridian District. Pastor: Wm. L. Williams

St. Peter – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem

Zion Valley – Negro Baptists, North Bound Association. Pastor: S. T. Green

Sumterville

Bethel First – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: Walter Swetnam

Sumterville – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama Conference. Pastor: J. M. Johnson

Sumterville Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee Association. Pastor: R. L. Evans

Ward

Coker Chappell – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Ala Conf. Pastor: J. P. Steele

Friendship – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: J. H. Kirkland

Shorter – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee Association. Pastor: R. R. Brasher

Silver Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Selma, Ala, District Selma. Pastor: T. L. Thomas

St. John – Negro Baptists, Kinterbish. Pastor: H. Ray

Ward – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee. Pastor: A. H. Miller

Wards

Townsel Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Selma, District Ala Conf. Pastor: L. W. Horton

Whitfield

Black Bluff – Negro Baptists, Kintebish Association. Pastor: E. Swan

Ebenezer – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: H. Larkins

Shady Grove – Negro Baptists, Association Kinterbish. Pastor: E. Swan

Woodford

Mt. Nebo – Colored Primitive Baptists, Sipsey River Association

York

Eastern Star – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: H. Butcher

Elizabeth – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: P. H. Biddle

Mt. Hermon – Negro Baptists. Pastor: Sam Ruffin

Mt. Pleasant – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: A. Morgan

Mt. Power – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: B. Chiles

Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: M. Pack

Rock Chapel – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hermon. Pastor: Lewis Longmire

Siloam – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee. Pastor: J. E. Vaughan

Smith Chapel Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Mt. Hebron. Pastor: J. E. Belle

York – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee. Pastor: R. R. Brasher

York Chapel – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem Association. Pastor: Wm. Gaines

York Chapel C.M.E. Church – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Ala Conference, District Selma. Pastor: E. C. Watkins

York Circuit – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama Conf., Greensboro Dist. Pastor: C. W. Bradley

York Mission – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, South Mississippi Conference, Meridian District. Pastor: S. A. White

York Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Tuscaloosa. Pastor: J. M. Partridge

Town not stated

Chestnut Grove – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Ala Conf. Pastor: J. P. Steele

Emelle – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama Conference. Pastor: J. M. Johnson

Epes – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama Conference. Pastor: J. M. Johnson

Epes Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee. Pastor: A. N. Reeves

First Baptist Church Livingston – Negro Baptists, Bethlehem. Pastor: P. F. Ware

Friendship – Negro Baptists. Pastor: Adam Clay

Gainsville – Methodist Episcopal Church, Cen. Ala. Pastor: B. S. Kirk

Gaston Vallie Babtist Church – Negro Baptists, Kinterbish Baptist Association. Pastor: E. Swan

Geiger – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama Conference. Pastor: J. M. Johnson

Grant – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Alabama, District Selma. Pastor: H. H. Kelly

Livingston Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee Association. Pastor: A. C. Davidson

Mt. Prospect – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee Association. Pastor: A. C. Davidson

Oak Grove Baptist church – Negro Baptists. Pastor: G. D. Finley

Panola – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama Conference. Pastor: J. M. Johnson

Pearls Circuit – African Methodist Episcopal Church, West Alabama Conference, Tuscaloosa District. Pastor: W. M. Snyder

Pine Grove – Negro Baptists. Pastor: C. J. Boykin

Reeds Chappell – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Ala Conf. Pastor: J. P. Steele

Spring Hill – Methodist Episcopal Church, Cen. Ala

Whitfield – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alabama. Pastor: H. V. Hudson

Zion – Southern Baptist Convention, Bigbee Association, Ala. Pastor: A. H. Miller

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